Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims, and Jews, 1430-1950Alfred A. Knopf, 2005 - 490 pages Salonica, located in northern Greece, was long a fascinating crossroads metropolis of different religions and ethnicities, where Egyptian merchants, Spanish Jews, Orthodox Greeks, Sufi dervishes, and Albanian brigands all rubbed shoulders. Tensions sometimes flared, but tolerance largely prevailed until the twentieth century when the Greek army marched in, Muslims were forced out, and the Nazis deported and killed the Jews. As the acclaimed historian Mark Mazower follows the city’s inhabitants through plague, invasion, famine, and the disastrous twentieth century, he resurrects a fascinating and vanished world. |
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Page 72
... called Dönmehs ( turn- coats ) , a derogatory term which conveyed the suspicion with which others always regarded them . But they called themselves simply Maʼmin - the Faithful - a term commonly used by all Muslims . * There were small ...
... called Dönmehs ( turn- coats ) , a derogatory term which conveyed the suspicion with which others always regarded them . But they called themselves simply Maʼmin - the Faithful - a term commonly used by all Muslims . * There were small ...
Page 199
... called Eski Serai - the Old Palace . 5. At the reservoir of the fountain outside the city facing the Vardar Gate . 6. On the side of a column painted green at the new monument of Ali Effendi . 7. Inscription under the first arcade of ...
... called Eski Serai - the Old Palace . 5. At the reservoir of the fountain outside the city facing the Vardar Gate . 6. On the side of a column painted green at the new monument of Ali Effendi . 7. Inscription under the first arcade of ...
Page 361
... called themselves " variety cinemas . " Child prodigies were a favourite the " Miniature Little Devil , Nini Zaharopoulou , " or five - year - old Louisa Bellini , who " dances exotic dances in imitation of Josephine Baker . " The Pathé ...
... called themselves " variety cinemas . " Child prodigies were a favourite the " Miniature Little Devil , Nini Zaharopoulou , " or five - year - old Louisa Bellini , who " dances exotic dances in imitation of Josephine Baker . " The Pathé ...
Contents
Conquest 1430 | 17 |
Mosques and Hamams | 32 |
The Arrival of the Sefardim | 46 |
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